Nokia Cam NOT Available for Lumia 720

[alv3st3r]

Do this update improved the post-processing? Can't update yet for the next 6 hours.

I doubt that. It still softens the pic for me with hint of yellow hue. Nokia Camera has basically merged the Nokia Pro Cam and Smart Cam in one app. There are no improvements as of yet besides some minor tweaks in UI like Scenes shortcut at top. I also noticed Face Tracking option in settings (don't remember if it was there in Pro Cam or not). Integrated Smart Cam still shoots ****ty 1MP pics due to 512MB RAM limitation which clearly hints that Nokia Camera will be coming to all Lumia devices.

 

[Gaurav Paul]

Finally!!! Its crazy slow though!! Hope it was worth the wait

 

[alv3st3r]

Finally!!! Its crazy slow though!! Hope it was worth the wait

I suggest you edit the topic title now.

 

[igorhk]

It just worked for me after numerous fails... I used the 103.13.29.118 proxy.

 

[Gaurav Paul]

I suggest you edit the topic title now.

Guess the title is still vaild. Unless we use the proxy technique, its officially not available. :winktongue:

 

[alv3st3r]

Fair enough. You have a point :grin:

 

[Gaurav Paul]

Still wondering if its true that Nokia Cam will be announced for all Lumia devices.

 

[alllies]

downloaded...asked my colleague to open her Wifi hotspot. Post processing is faster now so you wouldn't notice the difference with preview one.

I doubt that. It still softens the pic for me with hint of yellow hue. Nokia Camera has basically merged the Nokia Pro Cam and Smart Cam in one app. There are no improvements as of yet besides some minor tweaks in UI like Scenes shortcut at top. I also noticed Face Tracking option in settings (don't remember if it was there in Pro Cam or not). Integrated Smart Cam still shoots ****ty 1MP pics due to 512MB RAM limitation which clearly hints that Nokia Camera will be coming to all Lumia devices.

 

[alv3st3r]

Still wondering if its true that Nokia Cam will be announced for all Lumia devices.

It'll be because of the integrated Smart Cam.

 

[alv3st3r]

Post processing is faster now so you wouldn't notice the difference with preview one.

It maybe faster but I still can tell the difference in pics at the time of taking it and after processing. There's no change in algorithm as far as I can see.

 

[Rahul_Lumia_720]

I had downloaded Nokia Camera through proxy. But, when i open this app, tutorial comes. I click skip, it says "Close some apps - Your phone is busy and can't open the camera. Close some apps and try again."
I dont have apps running and the default camera works! Any solution for this?

Update: Restarted the phone and its working now

 

[Gaurav Paul]

It'll be because of the integrated Smart Cam.

I guess it'll be officially available to all Lumia devices when Black rolls out, which is next year. By which time my non existing kids will start planning for their kids

 

[alv3st3r]

Did you know that GDR3 is officially released for HTC 8XT. As usual we'll get it late because of Lumia Black but that's a sacrifice we've to make to get additional features.

 

[alllies]

Have you tried the native camera app after updating N Pro Cam to Nokia cam?..Seems like there was an improvement as photos taken no longer appear as washed out post update. Wondering as on how did it improved/affect the native app..or is it just me

It maybe faster but I still can tell the difference in pics at the time of taking it and after processing. There's no change in algorithm as far as I can see.

 

[Gaurav Paul]

I already have GDR3 albeit the preview for devs one. There are a couple of bugs in it actually. Was happy to file them.

 

[Gaurav Paul]

Did you know that GDR3 is officially released for HTC 8XT. As usual we'll get it late because of Lumia Black but that's a sacrifice we've to make to get additional features.

I guess. Best thing is that displaying glance notifs and glance background won't affect the battery life in a Lumia 720 atleast. Since its an IPS LCD, the whole screen remains on when glance is active, unlike AMOLED devices in which case only the pixels that are displayed are powered.

 

[alv3st3r]

Have you tried the native camera app after updating N Pro Cam to Nokia cam?..Seems like there was an improvement as photos taken no longer appear as washed out post update. Wondering as on how did it improved/affect the native app..or is it just me

Its just you. Why would updating the Nokia Camera app have any effect on the native camera app?

 

[alv3st3r]

I already have GDR3 albeit the preview for devs one. There are a couple of bugs in it actually. Was happy to file them.

I've heard that same preview has been pushed to the OEMs as RTM. There's quite a debate going on here about that: http://forums.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-8/246744-so-no-gdr3-till-early-2014-a.html

 

[alv3st3r]

I guess. Best thing is that displaying glance notifs and glance background won't affect the battery life in a Lumia 720 atleast. Since its an IPS LCD, the whole screen remains on when glance is active, unlike AMOLED devices in which case only the pixels that are displayed are powered.

Its a good thing that Glance doesn't affect battery life that much, considering the fact that AMOLEDs are more energy efficient and consume less battery than LCDs. By the way Lumia 920 has IPS LCD too.

 

[Shinigami910]

I dont think Nokia camera will be available to all lumia phones as smart camera is still in the app store for download. Well it was when i looked yesterday.